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A Georgia school bus driver turned herself in to authorities Monday after a physical confrontation with parents at a busy intersection. Chrystal Dawn Johnson, 43, faces a battery charge in connection with the Jan. 18 incident in Dallas, a suburb of Atlanta, FOX Atlanta reported. She was filling in for the regular bus driver, who called out sick, at the time of the fight at bus stop near Old Harris Road and Jimmy Lee Parkway. The Paulding County School District said there was a breakdown during the release of some students. GEORGIA BANKER DEFEATS RALSTON WIDOW IN HOUSE RACE It told the news outlet…

Ministers may soon decide to change the law to force teachers to let heads know about their intention to strike in advance, a government source has claimed, after the education secretary hit out at unionsTeachers may be forced to reveal their plans to strike under new plans being considered by ministers. A potential rule change could see more requirements placed upon striking staff in the aftermath of Wednesday’s mass industrial action, which saw up to half a million workers walking out in bitter disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. It comes after education secretary Gillian Keegan revealed she was surprised…

The Treasurer Jim Chalmers has responded to input from the International Monetary Fund for Australia to wind back tax breaks and increase GST to repair the economy.Mr Chalmers said the government’s approach to “stage three” tax cuts have not “changed” as they have other priorities in the budget to be seen in May.“We listen respectfully when those kinds of suggestions are made to us,” he said.“The government’s approach to the stage three tax cuts hasn’t changed, we’ve got other priorities in the budget, you’ll see them in May.” Source: Sky News

A man was shot and killed Wednesday night outside of a Brooklyn funeral home that was holding a wake for the victim’s aunt, according to police and sources. Tyrone Johnson, 40, was shot multiple times in the chest just outside the entrance of Grace Funeral Chapels at 607 N Conduit Blvd. in Cypress Hills just after 7 p.m., police said. A second man was also shot in the wrist outside the location, sources said. Johnson was transported to Jamaica Hospital where he was pronounced dead, cops said. The condition of the other victim is unclear. It’s not clear yet what…

A Phoenix police officer was administered a dose of Narcan before being taken to a hospital Wednesday after ingesting an unknown substance during a traffic stop. Officers pulled over a vehicle near the downtown area on 19th Avenue and Van Buren Street, FOX Phoenix reported. When one of the officers walked to the vehicle, someone inside rolled down a window and “a white substance escaped and was ingested by the officer,” police said. ARIZONA RANCHERS TO BE PAID FO RMOVING LIVESTOCK CARCASSES AWAY FROM WOLVES “The officer passed out and was given Narcan,” Phoenix Police Lt. Mark Tovar said.He said the officer…

An Oregon man accused of torturing and trying to kill a woman is thought to have killed two people before he fatally shot himself during a standoff with police, authorities said Wednesday.Benjamin Foster, 36, had been the subject of an intense manhunt after a woman was found bound and badly beaten in Grants Pass in southwestern Oregon on Jan. 24. The woman, who officials said had been in a former domestic relationship with Foster, remained in critical condition Wednesday, Grants Pass Police Chief Warren Hensman said.Before Foster died by suicide Tuesday, he killed two other people, officials said. Benjamin Foster.KOBIRichard…

Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson earned close to $50 million in his NFL career, and there’s a decent chance he had a big chuck of that when he hung up his cleats.The former Cincinnati Bengal said he regularly bought fake jewelry and flew commercial to save money while in the NFL. “Fly private? I ain’t flying private,” he said on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast. “Put me on Spirit. Exit row. Window seat. That’s all I need. As long as I get from point A to point B. I don’t need private.”Ochocinco was widely regarded as one of the best receivers…

A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse during a night of tumultuous protests in 2020 may proceed, a federal in Wisconsin ruled Wednesday. The father of Anthony Huber – one of two men Rittenhouse killed – filed the lawsuit in 2021. The lawsuit, which names Rittenhouse, police officers and others ad defendants, accuses officers of allowing for a dangerous situation that violated his son’s constitutional rights and resulted in his death.  Anthony Huber’s father, John Huber, also alleged that Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time of the shootings, conspired with…

Prosecutors play video they say places Alex Murdaugh at murder scene Two witnesses in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial told the court Wednesday they are “100%” certain that Murdaugh’s voice is on footage prosecutors say undermines the disgraced former South Carolina attorney’s claim that he was not present at the scene of the killings of his wife and son. CNN’s Randi Kaye has the story. Source: CNN

University of Denver basketball player Coban Porter, the brother of Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr., has been charged with vehicular homicide following a car crash that killed a 42-year-old woman, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday via FOX31 Denver KDVR. The full charges for Porter, a sophomore at the university, are vehicular homicide while driving under the influence, vehicular homicide for reckless driving, vehicular assault while driving under the influence and vehicular assault for reckless driving.Porter, 21, was involved in the car crash on Jan. 22 just before 2 a.m., and the probable cause statement said he was driving…